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Old Posted Sep 24, 2025, 2:50 PM
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Originally Posted by r18tdi View Post
I'm curious if Ald. Reilly's decision to leave his current position to run for Cook County Board President in March will factor into the approval process. On the one hand, he may be more lenient and willing to approve the proposal as is, since he's got one foot out the door (provided the development team contributes handsomely to his election war chest). Conversely, Reilly may shoot the whole thing down to score quick political points with downtown NIMBYS.
I may be wrong, but I feel like downtown NIMBYs are not nearly as vocal or downright rabid as those on the north side (or even south side). I think this building is just part of N. Michigan’s long-term transition to commercial+residential+hospitality hybrid, which feels inevitable in many ways.
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